Software Engineer, Python — Codebase Q&A

Location: Remote; eligible from the United States.

Salary: $130 per hour.

Company

hirify.global Human Data runs specialist human-data and AI-output evaluation programs.

What you will do

• Run and reproduce Python code outputs in a sandboxed environment.
• Evaluate Python engineering solutions for correctness, style, and edge-case handling.
• Write minimal failing unit tests that demonstrate missed bugs.
• Compare paired solutions and rank them with written rationales tied to a rubric.
• Tag failure modes such as compile errors, runtime crashes, off-by-one errors, and security issues with severity scores.
• Document recurring code-generation failures and calibrate reviews against gold-standard examples to maintain inter-rater agreement.

Requirements

• Strong professional Python experience, including reading, running, and debugging unfamiliar code.
• Ability to write concise unit tests that capture a single failure mode.
• Familiarity with a testing framework such as pytest, Jest, JUnit, Go test, or RSpec.
• Clear written reasoning suitable for review by another senior engineer.
• Reliable asynchronous availability for at least 10 hours per week.

Nice to have

• Prior code-review or technical-interview-grading experience.
• Open-source contributions or a public portfolio demonstrating production-quality code.
• Experience with Python standard tooling, linters, and idiomatic style guides.
• Familiarity with security-review checklists such as OWASP and CWE and with AppSec patterns.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote work as an independent specialist contractor.
• Program-defined task volume and review pacing.
• Contractor compensation of $130 per hour.
• Placement depends on current program demand and reviewer confirmation.

Hiring process

• Submit an application directly to the recruiting team for the specialist cohort.
• Complete human review after intake and confirm profile and eligibility details.
• Placement follows role attachment and reviewer confirmation if the profile fits current program demand.